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How to Juice a Lime

We often hear about how to get more juice out of a lemon, like rolling it with your hand to release the juices inside or squeezing them at room temperature. Juicing limes is a whole other concept and one that is rarely discussed. I think people find it difficult and get so little juice that they choose buying the lime juice in a bottle. So, after squeezing and testing many methods I have the official “My most successful lime squeezing method”. You must try it. I guarantee you will have much more juice and all your recipes will taste amazing with fresh lime.
Here is the basic concept, instead of slicing the lime in half, hold the lime on the cutting board with the top stem up and the bottom on the cutting board. Make a cut on the side of the lime as if there was a center pit, like a mango. Slice through the top to bottom but not at the center, as if the pit was in the center. A lime has a core in it that blocks the juices when you cut it through the center. Turn it around and cut down the other side, again leaving the center core in tact. Now cut two small slices on the two remaining sides leaving the center core as garbage.

Now squeeze the slices. You will be amazed at how much more juice you get from these smaller pieces. The juice is pungent and smells wonderful and adds zing to everything. I love it in guacamole and in Won Ton Cups with Smoked Salmon and Avocado Salad

Thank you for this! I had no idea lemons and limes were different and am always frustrated by how little juice I get from the limes. I just made fresh raspberry limeade and wish I had seen this before I wasted all those limes by not getting all the juice out!